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Thales reveals cloud data breaches and cloud complexity on the rise

The 2022 Thales Cloud Security Report reveals that 45 % of businesses have experienced a cloud-based data breach or failed audit in the past 12 months , up 5 % from the previous year , raising greater concerns regarding protecting sensitive data from cybercriminals .

Globally , cloud adoption and notably multi-cloud adoption , remains on the rise . In 2021 , organisations worldwide were using an average amount of 110 Software-As-a- Service ( SaaS ) applications , compared with just eight in 2015 , showcasing a startlingly rapid increase .
There has been a notable expansion in the use of multiple IaaS providers , with almost three-quarters ( 72 %) of businesses using multiple IaaS providers , up from 57 % the year before . The use of multiple providers has almost doubled in the last year , with one in five ( 20 %) of respondents reporting using three or more providers .
Despite their increasing prevalence and use , businesses share common concerns about the increasing complexity of cloud services with the majority ( 51 %) of IT professionals agreeing that it is more complex to manage privacy and data protection in the cloud .
Additionally , the journey to the cloud is also becoming more complex , with the percentage of respondents reporting that they ’ re expecting to lift and shift , the simplest of migration tactics , dropping from 55 % in 2021 to 24 % currently .
Security challenges of multicloud complexity
With increasing complexity comes an even greater need for robust cybersecurity . When asked what percentage of their
Despite their increasing prevalence and use , businesses share common concerns about the increasing complexity of cloud services with the majority ( 51 %) of IT professionals agreeing that it is more complex to manage privacy and data protection in the cloud . sensitive data is stored in the cloud , a solid majority ( 66 %) said between 21 – 60 %. However , only a quarter ( 25 %) said they could fully classify all data .
Additionally , nearly a third ( 32 %) of respondents admitted to having to issue a breach notification to a government agency ,
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